Description: The painting titled "Imagination" is a mid-century Art Deco architectural piece created by famous artist & architect, Thomas McNulty in 1941. This one-of-a-kind (I believe) watercolor on black paper showcases a building with a focus on architecture, reflecting the Art Deco style prevalent during the time period. Measuring 11 inches in length and 8.5 inches in width, this handmade artwork represents the creative vision of the McNulty, capturing the essence of architectural design and imagination in the United States during the 1940s. Art work is “as is” it is dated stamped in the painting April 4 1941. This piece is unsigned, but came out of my great uncles portfolio. He titled this piece “ imagination” comes in protective sleeve Please view all photos for accuracy. Non smoking home. Some interesting info. Thomas McNulty was my great uncle and I’ve inherited quite a few of his lovely pieces. I’m parting with a few to be enjoyed by others. An instant sensation in the international architectural press, the 1965 Lincoln House was completed in Lincoln, Massachusetts, by Mary Otis Stevens and Thomas F. McNulty for themselves and their three small sons. Architectural Forum paid the house the exceptional tribute of commissioning a silkscreen of it for the cover of its November 1965 issue. Peter Blake, the magazine’s editor-in-chief, heaped praise on it in an abundantly illustrated article. In France, Architecture d’Aujourd’hui featured it in February/March 1966. In Germany, Deutsche Bauzeitung put it on its November 1966 cover. The large-circulation press embraced it with equal speed and enthusiasm. Life magazine featured it in December 1965, the French women’s magazine Elle in 1966, and the Australian edition of Life in May 1968. Its appeal was lasting. Five years after it was built, the L.A. Times sent Julius Shulman—after thirty-five years, he still remembers being impressed by it and its young architects1—to photograph it for the weekend section of the August 1970 issue, where, once again, it made the cover.
Price: 150 USD
Location: Columbus, Ohio
End Time: 2025-01-22T00:19:17.000Z
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Item Specifics
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Artist: Thomas McNulty
Size: Medium
Signed: No
Period: Art Deco (1920-1940)
Title: Imagination
Material: Paper, Water Color
Item Length: 11
Framing: Unframed
Subject: Building
Type: Painting
Year of Production: 1941
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Theme: Architecture
Style: Art Deco
Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Handmade: Yes
Item Width: 8.5
Time Period Produced: 1925-1949
